View Full Version : I'm surprised at the weight of my Fairlane
Steve1968LS2
12-12-2006, 02:57 PM
Never would have guessed it in a million years. I was thinking 3800 at best. I talked to a friend today and he said it would be low. "it's a big car but most of it is empty space"
I guess he was right...
1940 lbs on the front axle
1520 lbs on the rear axle
3460 total weight
I asked the place how accurate thier scale is and they said it's certified to be within +/- 20 lbs.
Looks like going fast just got easier.. lol
Oh, and this was with the new tires/wheels/hood etc.
6'9"Witha69
12-12-2006, 03:13 PM
That brings the hp requirement down a little to hit that 11.70 mark.:) I never would have guessed that a Fairlane weighs about what my car does!:squint: Time to go on a diet . . .
Damn True
12-12-2006, 03:17 PM
That is bloody impressive. I would have guessed no less than 3800.
andrewb70
12-12-2006, 04:51 PM
Time to drop a 100 pound sub woofer box in the trunk to balance her out.
Andrew
Bandit
12-12-2006, 06:15 PM
Yep, the body shape is really deceptive on those cars...
formula
12-12-2006, 06:24 PM
Wow! She's a marshmallow!
Where do you weigh your cars at? Out of curiosity...
Bill Howell
12-12-2006, 06:26 PM
Wow! She's a marshmallow!
Where do you weigh your cars at? Out of curiosity...
On scales, in California I would guess!
lol, I could not resist...:smoke:
Yeah, I hate it that my 79TA weights nearly 4000 lbs while the GTOs from the 60s all weight less.
MuscleRodz
12-12-2006, 09:05 PM
Certified within +/- 20lbs? :hmm: Is that each or cumulatively? My bathroom scales are closer than that.
Mike
DJ Mabe
12-13-2006, 04:31 AM
Who was the closest to guessing the weight? I know it wasn't me, I thought it was going to be a hog.
Steve1968LS2
12-13-2006, 08:05 AM
Certified within +/- 20lbs? :hmm: Is that each or cumulatively? My bathroom scales are closer than that.
Mike
That's actually pretty good. Remember that these scales are normally used to weigh 35,000 lb big-rigs. Being off 20lbs is almost nothing. I imagine that on a car it's even more accurate.
I use Schorr Metals in Anaheim, CA. If the trucks stop at a govt weigh station and are overweight they get big tickets. That's why places like this have scales. :)
SatisTraction
12-13-2006, 08:48 AM
steve
I sent you a PM and talked to my guy.
chris
MuscleRodz
12-13-2006, 08:53 AM
That's actually pretty good. Remember that these scales are normally used to weigh 35,000 lb big-rigs. Being off 20lbs is almost nothing. I imagine that on a car it's even more accurate.
I use Schorr Metals in Anaheim, CA. If the trucks stop at a govt weigh station and are overweight they get big tickets. That's why places like this have scales. :)I would have guessed you were using race scales, for truck scales, that is like being off 2 grams.
Mike
stealth71
12-13-2006, 11:59 AM
Very nice.
moparguy
12-13-2006, 07:02 PM
Cool! I would have never guessed that low a weight for that car! People always think my 70 Charger RT weighs more than it does also as it weighs 3490.
Steve68
12-13-2006, 07:03 PM
Get off the scale fatty!
Mr.VENGEANCE
12-13-2006, 07:04 PM
put the reeshee cups down!..get out of the hagen dosh line!..
fast Ed
12-14-2006, 07:26 AM
That's actually pretty good. Remember that these scales are normally used to weigh 35,000 lb big-rigs. Being off 20lbs is almost nothing. I imagine that on a car it's even more accurate.
No tech to support this, but I've heard that the big-rig truck scales are actually less accurate when being used to measure lighter stuff, like a car. I had weighed my T-Bird SC on a highway truck scale, and then at the track, and the truck scale showed it about 100 lbs. heavy.
cheers
Ed N.
bnickel
12-17-2006, 02:56 PM
they aren't really any bidder than the 71-73 mustangs, actually the 71-73 stangs are based on the torino/fairlane chassis rather than the older falcon chassis. if you were to weigh your car and a big body stang at the same time you'd probably find that your car is actually slightly lighter than the stang.
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